The rate of UK unemployment fell to 3.8% in the three months to December from 3.9% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said (Photo: PA)
The rate of UK unemployment fell to 3.8 per cent in the three months to December, dropping from 3.9 per cent in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
ONS figures published on Tuesday also revealed average regular earnings growth eased back to 6.2 per cent in the three months to December and lifted 1.9 per cent after taking Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation into account.
It comes with inflation in the year to January expected to have risen to 4.1 per cent.
The CPI measure of inflation rose to 4 per cent in December, and forecasters estimated it would likely go up once again in figures to be released on Wednesday, to more than double the Bank of England’s target of 2 per cent.
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.
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